Welcome to my blog!

I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all for checking in on my blog-it's a much easier way to keep in touch given my situation for the semester. That being said, please excuse the spelling and grammatical errors that will inevitably show up here-I have limited internet access daily, and I think that the most important function of this travel blog, rather than to showcase my writing skills, is to prove to you all that I am, in fact, still alive! So, I hope you enjoy my posts-feel free to comment and email me (though if I do not respond, don't take it personally! It's a matter of me not having time, not of me not having interest)...and feel free to pass the link along.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Pre-departure

Hey guys!
Just thought this would be an efficient way of keeping in touch/letting you all know I'm still alive while I'm abroad...as of right now, I don't have a huge amount of information regarding my stay, other than these basics on my host family:

Famille Diop: Ouakam  en Centre d’état civil ; Tel: 77 502 40 10
Host mother:  Ami Diop, 50 years old. She lives in the house with 2 nieces: Tabara (16) is in middle school, and Ami Colle (3) is in preschool. Mohamed (4) is in preschool and is adopted by Ami Diop. My host grandmother, Maimouna Sow, also lives in the house. (They all live downstairs.)
 Issakha and Omar (Ami Diop's brothers) live upstairs with their families. Issakha (42) is a civil servant and lives with his wife, Ndiagna (a housewife), and their two sons Badou (10), and Mamadou Lamine (6).  Both sons are in primary school. Omar, Ami Diop's other brother (30) is a civil servant too; his wife Adama Sow stays at home raises their 4 children: Aminata (14), Ousmane (12),  and Marietou (10) all go to school and Mame Maguette (3) goes to preschool.
That's about it for now, but I will continue to post updates as they occur.  A bientot!
Bisous
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